The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-07
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PROSECUTION ABANDONED


PROSECUTION ABANDONED.
DUBLIN, April 1.-The pros ecutiOn
against Dillon, O'Brien, Crilly and
Redmond. for connection with the plan
of campaign, has been abandoned
- FULL ATTENDANCE WANTED.
LONDON, April 1.-The whips of both
parties in the house of commons are
doing their utmost to secure full at
tendance at to-night's session. 1t is
not known positively whether Parnell
will move for the amendment of
which he has given notice. The Glad
stone liberals will meet the govern
ment's motion for second reading of
the Irish crimes act amendment bill
with hostile amendment. The form
which this shall take has not yet been
decided upon.
CONFIRMED.
BERLIN, April 1.-Advices received
from st. Petersburg fully confirm the
report that another attempt has been
made upon the life of the car. On
Tuesday while the car was exercising
in the park connected with Gotschina
palace he was fired upon by an officer,
the ball passing close to his person.
The officer was Immediately seized by
attendants and imprisoned.
CONCERNING EVICTIOSS.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 31.-The Do
miniOn government is determined to
put forth every effort to prevent any
agitation in Canada against Lord Lans-
dOwne on account of his insisting on
the payment of rents by his Irish ten
ants. The report cabled from Dublin
that VIM. O'Brien. editor of the United
Ireland, had stated that unless evic-
lions were stopped on his lordShip's
estates, and kilbride, one of the evict-
ed tenants, was reinstated, he 20 Brien)
and Kilbride would visit Canada to be-
gin an agitation against the governor
general, has created much excitement
here, especially among sympathiZers
with the home rule party. 1t is learned
from the department of Justice that if
O'Brien comes to Canada he will, from
the time of his arrival until his de-
parture he under the surveillance of the
government police, and that any at
tempt to incite the people of Canada to
hostility against the encouragement
will be followed with his immediate AZ
rest. The law is very strict as regards
the crime of sedition, or any attempt
to stir up feelings of hostili-
ty against the representatives
Of the crown. When asked
what he wished to say about his Irish
tenants, Lord LandsdOwne replied:
AS regards the evictions which have
taken place, as far as we know, only
one tenant. Kilbride. has been dealt
the plan of the campaign, and refuse
| to pay their rents due in November,
other evictions must no doubt fol-
| low.
| IRISH CRIMINAL ACT.
| LONDON, March 31.-Lord Harting-
ton at a meeting to-day Of the Liberal
| Union members of both houses of Par
| lament, explained that the Govern
ment has made the Irish Grimes Act
Amendment Bilfa question of conf
| dence, and said if the Liberal Unionists
failed to support the bill. and in that
way brought about its defeat, the re-
| suit would be the advent of Mr.. Glad
stone to power. 1t was the imperative
duty of Liberal Cnionists to prevent
this. The meeting decided to support
the bill. Several members of the party
were absent from the meeting.
| HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, March 3I.-At meeting
of the Conservative party to-day it was
decided that the House of Commons
shall sit until the Irish criminal law
amendment bill has passed its second
reading and that the only adjournment
to be taken at Easter be from Thurs
day next to the following Tuesday.